perite

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Decet e {n} im generosoru {m} filios, apte inflare cornu, perite uenari, accipitre {m} pulchre gestare & educare.

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  1. Experienced; skilful. That gives our most perite and dextrous artists the greatest trouble, and is longest flnishing. Evelyn, Sculpture, iv.

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  1. = Old French périte = Spanish Portuguese Italian perito, from Latin peritus, past participle of *periri, try: see peril. Cf. expert.
 

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